18 June 2008

MENTAL HEALTH

Mental Capacity Act 2005: Deprivation of liberty safeguards - Code of Practice to supplement the main Mental Capacity Act 2005 Code of Practice (13th June 2008)
This Code of Practice has been prepared and was laid in draft before Parliament by the Lord Chancellor on 13 June 2008, in accordance with sections 42 and 43 of the Mental Capacity Act 2005, after having consulted Welsh Ministers and such other persons as he considered appropriate. Subject to successful passage through parliament, the legislation will come into force in April 2009. The Code contains guidance on the Mental Capacity Act Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. The Code is particularly intended to provide guidance for professionals involved in administering and delivering the safeguards who are under a duty to have regard to the Code.
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